The Pheasant Essence is going to be a big monster
Chapter 3 Credit Moon Drinking by the Clouds
Guessing the feeling of being seated all of a sudden made Ji Xiaocai speechless for a while, until Mr. Jin shouted in the room: "Little monster, where are you?" Still a little dizzy.
Mr. Jin quickly found him, bent down, and shouted under the bed: "Yi Feng has already left, come out."
Ji Xiaocai was a little scared. He never thought that Mr. Jin who saved him would meet Liu Yifeng, and he was not sure what he would do to himself who knew the truth. When he thought about it, he couldn't help thinking that Mr. Jin and Liu Yunfeng were similar Outline, now it seems that these two people may still be related by blood.
Mr. Jin sighed and said, "Come out, I won't harm you." After waiting, he stretched out his hand and came in.
Ji Xiaocai almost subconsciously pecked at that hand, thinking that the other party would be able to avoid it, but Mr. Jin didn't, the sharp beak pecked his fingers, and Ji Xiaocai saw blue blood flowing from his hand Come, with a faint aroma.
The blue one is dragon blood.
Ji Xiaocai was very surprised. From Mr. Jin's body, she couldn't feel the slightest bit of dragon aura.It is precisely because he gives the impression that he is a completely ordinary person, so Ji Xiaocai did not make any further assumptions about his appearance similar to Liu Yifeng...
While Ji Xiaocai was in a daze, Mr. Jin said, "Sorry." He grabbed him and dragged him out.
Ji Xiaocai was still struggling, but Mr. Jin held down her wings.
"Don't move, or the wound will open again!" He said, looking at the wound on Ji Xiaocai's body, and then put Ji Xiaocai on the table, "Look, I didn't mean to hurt you."
Ji Xiaocai was still very wary, she shrank to a corner of the table and looked at Mr. Jin suspiciously, not knowing what he was going to do.
Mr. Jin sighed and said, "I wanted to send you back, but now that you see it, I might as well tell you." He said, "That's right, Liu Yifeng is my younger brother. I saw the dragon on your back." He recognized it when he cast the blood curse."
Ji Xiaocai felt that this was the most unbelievable and reasonable thing in the world, so she asked nonchalantly, "Are you a dragon?"
Mr. Jin gave a wry smile and said, "It's not counted now." Seeing that Ji Xiaocai didn't understand, he turned around.
Ji Xiaocai watched as Mr. Jin took off his coat in front of his eyes, and then pulled up his inner coat, revealing his back.At first, she didn't understand the meaning of Mr. Jin's actions, but when she saw the hideous scar on his back and extending upwards from the waist, Ji Xiaocai completely understood.The shocking scar occupies the width of Mr. Jin's spine at the center of the left and right fingers. It is dark red, and the flesh next to it has been necrotic and protruding. Just looking at it makes people feel goosebumps all over. Ji Xiaocai subconsciously covered it with her wings. mouthed.
Mr. Jin put down his clothes and turned around: "You see, my dragon tendons have been constricted, so now I'm just an ordinary person." After thinking about it, he smiled self-deprecatingly, "Maybe, I'm worse than ordinary people. "
Ji Xiaocai imagined the pain and found it unbearable. She didn't understand what Mr. Jin had done to receive such a severe punishment. She couldn't help but ask, "Why...how did this happen?"
Mr. Jin just said indifferently: "It's the past, don't mention it."
Ji Xiaocai quickly stopped talking. It would be too impolite for others to ask questions about things that the person concerned didn't want to mention.
Mr. Jin put on his coat and fastened his belt, he laughed and said, "You are such a good boy, can you tell me what's your name?"
Ji Xiaocai said obediently: "Xiaosheng's name is Ji Xiaocai, Ji Xuanyuan's Ji, small in size, colorful in color."
Mr. Jin said: "Ji Xiaocai, good name, my real name is Jin Xuanyue."
Ji Xiaocai found it strange why Liu Yunfeng's surname was Liu, but his surname was Jin, but she didn't dare to ask.
Jin Xuanyue said: "I'm free now, how about sending you back? But I have a condition to mention up front."
Ji Xiaocai finally relaxed, but now she became nervous again. Looking at Mr. Jin, she asked, "Wh...what's the condition? I won't do anything that hurts people."
Jin Xuanyue couldn't help laughing, and said, "You're such a nice little monster!" As she said, she reached out to touch Ji Xiaocai's head, but when she stretched her hand halfway, she saw Ji Xiaocai shrank back, but she also stopped .
"It should be said that I would like to ask you for a favor." Jin Xuanyue said, retracting her hands and straightening her sleeves, and said, "When you go back, can you stop mentioning that you met Yifeng and me? Just treat me as an innocent It’s just an ordinary person who saved you.”
Ji Xiaocai asked, "Why?"
Jin Xuanyue thought for a while and said, "Just thank me for saving your love. I don't know what Yifeng used you to blackmail your companion, but he had no choice. In short, within a few days, I will find a way to deal with it." This matter." He said, seemingly lost in thought, then stood up and said, "Let's go, I'll take you back."
Ji Xiaocai was carried in Hui Xuanyue's arms and went out. Along the way, she saw many guards and soldiers of the Lin family coming and going. Judging by the strictness of the defense, it was hard to imagine that the Lin family would also be stolen. Unless the other party is a demon.
Mr. Jin had obviously lived in the Lin Mansion for some time, and people greeted him when he went in and out.Not long after he walked with Ji Xiaocai in his arms, he arrived at the lively market, turned another street, and saw a whole string of lanterns hanging from the entrance of Tianshui Inn from a distance.
It was already dusk at this time, Tianshui Inn is located in a quiet place, few people come to live on the street in front of it, Ji Xiaocai glanced over and saw a man standing at the entrance of the inn, looking down at something, his tall and straight figure recognized Gu Tai at a glance Come.I don’t know if it’s related to the rest of my life after the catastrophe, but I felt my eyes were sore all of a sudden, tears were about to fall, I struggled to jump down from Jin Xuanyue’s arms, and ran towards Gu Tailai desperately, saying goodbye Forgot to say.
He flapped his wings and ran fast, ignoring 21 all the way and shouting: "Dao long, dao long!"
As soon as he shouted, Gu Tailai suddenly turned his head. At the same time, among the shadows on the ground in front of him, there seemed to be several black shadows running in all directions, and a black shadow passed by Ji Xiaocai Not far away, there was a chilly aura, like a ghost.
Ji Xiaocai ran a few steps and stopped, remembering Gu Tailai's estranged attitude towards him in the morning, and thinking about how she seemed to have gotten into trouble again today, she was hesitant to go over for a moment.
Gu Tailai didn't speak, but looked at him from head to toe, neither approaching nor walking away, Ji Xiaoshan thought, it's over, Gu Tailai must be angry!
After hesitating again and again, he said cautiously, "Master Daoist, I'm back."
Gu Tailai still ignored him, looking at Ji Xiaocai as if he wanted to eat him, Ji Xiaocai cowardly wanted to bury her head in her wings so that she wouldn't have to see Gu Tailai get angry.After thinking about it, I still felt that I should be a little masculine, otherwise I would be looked down upon by Gu Tai even more, so I forced myself to raise my head and look directly at Gu Tailai, and boldly said: "I am back, Taoist priest."
As soon as he said that, Zhou Zhaoji came out of the inn with a burden on his back, and said to Gu Tai, "Brother, let's forget about it, but I'm afraid we have to move to another place." Seeing Ji Xiaocai, he exclaimed, "Xiaocai Chicken!" Almost tearfully wanting to hug Ji Xiaocai, half of her hand was stretched out, but she retracted angrily when she thought of something.
Ji Xiaocai looked at the two suspiciously, only to realize that Gu Tailai was also carrying a burden, and asked, "Are we leaving here?"
Gu Tailai snorted coldly, strode forward without even looking at him.
Ji Xiaocai was even more at a loss, and asked anxiously: "Daozhang Zhou, what happened to Daozhang? Did he not want me? I didn't leave the inn on purpose, someone wanted to catch me..." He flapped his wings anxiously and stumbled to Follow Gu Tailai.
Zhou Zhaoji shouted to the front: "Senior brother, I'll bring you a small chicken."
Gu Tailai didn't turn his head back: "It's up to you."
Zhou Zhaoji then bent down to pick up Ji Xiaocai, let him squat on his shoulder and said, "Let's stay in another hotel."
Seeing Ji Xiaocai's puzzled expression, Zhou Zhaoji looked in front of him and whispered, "Brother almost killed someone just now, but luckily I was here." He said with a sly smile, and added, "We didn't see you when we came back, In the evening, the menu at the inn happened to have a stir-fried pheasant with chili..."
Ji Xiaocai's face turned red all of a sudden, and she muttered: "Dao... the Taoist priest thought..."
Zhou Zhaoji said, "I told you earlier that you are brother's precious little pheasant. Didn't you see what brother looked like just now, it's even scarier than evil spirits!"
Ji Xiaocai murmured: "But...but..."
Zhou Zhaoji suddenly remembered something and said, "Hey, by the way, how can you talk? And where did the wounds on your body come from?"
Ji Xiaocai said: "I don't know how to be able to talk. After you left during the day, a bastard broke into the room to arrest me. I was injured when I ran away. Someone rescued me. He was the one who sent me back just now. "
Zhou Zhaoji said: "Unfortunately, it seems that it is time to change the inn. Brother was worried that taking you out would be dangerous, so he left you in the inn. I can't think of it... Finally, you are lucky. Who saved you?"
Ji Xiaocai was about to answer when she suddenly remembered what Jin Xuanyue said, so she vaguely said: "He is a kind passerby."
Zhou Zhaoji's eyes lit up and said, "With such a kind heart, she must be a beautiful woman! Next time I meet you on the road, you can point it out to me, maybe it's fate!"
How could Ji Xiaocai listen to this, she only thought about Gu Tailai, the more she thought about it, the more excited she became, she jumped off Zhou Zhaoji's shoulder and said, "I'm going to chase after the Taoist priest." She ran to the front desperately, caught up with Gu Tailai, rushed He raised his head and shouted, "Dao... Daoist, I'm sorry to make you worry, I didn't mean it."
Gu Tailai didn't stop, walking fast like venting.Ji Xiaocai staggered to catch up, and kept walking on Gu Tailai's heels.After walking for a while, Gu Tailai stopped suddenly, and Ji Xiaocai bumped into it without paying attention, and sat down on the ground, dizzy, and said: "Daoist, no...don't be angry."
Gu Tailai squatted down, stretched out his hand, and said viciously, "Come up."
Ji Xiaocai quickly followed his arm, jumped into Gu Tailai's arms, squatted down, and felt a lot more at ease.
"Master?"
"Um?"
"Are you not angry anymore?"
Gu Tailai said, "Whoever said that, I wish I could eat you." As he spoke, he gritted his teeth.
Ji Xiaocai felt relieved and said, "You won't eat me, Daoist!" I don't know if it was because she felt too relieved, but she suddenly felt sleepy again, yawned, and found a comfortable position for herself. Resting his head on Gu Tailai's chest, he fell asleep listening to his heartbeat.
Gu Tailai let out a long breath, and couldn't help but lighten his steps.
What is surprising is the speed with which Fang Xing, who is a yamen tolerance, danced all night. Early the next morning, when Ji Xiaocai was still asleep in the new inn room, she heard an angry voice downstairs. Shouting: "Brother Gu, Brother Ji, good morning, big brother, I'm here again!"
Gu Tailai got up at some point, and when he opened the door, he saw Fang Xing standing at the door, with a flattering smile on his face, he said, "It's really impossible not to trouble you this time."
Gu Tailai refused Fang Xing's request for help the day before yesterday, but this time he let him in, Ji Xiaocai thought in a daze, maybe Gu Tailai found something yesterday, proving that what they were looking for was not the same as Fang Xing's. What you're looking for is relevant.
Because Gu Tailai smashed a lot of things and injured people at the Tianshui Inn last night, and they paid out a lot of money they brought with them. They were short on money, so the three of them had to live in the same room last night. Zhou Zhaoji is still in bed Sleeping in a mess, with infinite happiness, Fang Xing came in with such a loud voice that he didn't wake him up, Gu Tailai said lightly: "Zhou Zhaoji, get up."
Like thunder piercing his ears, Zhou Zhaoji opened his eyes and got up with a bitter face.Ji Xiaocai also got up quickly, and squatted in the nest that Gu Tailai built for him, waiting to see the follow-up.
Fang Xing looked around and asked, "Huh? Where's Brother Ji?"
Ji Xiaocai almost agreed, but fortunately she remembered and changed her words temporarily, and yelled "cuckoo" twice.It's a pity that after being able to speak the human language, it's not good to learn how to crow like a pheasant.Fang Xing looked at the brightly colored Ji Xiaocai in surprise and asked, "Brother Gu, what's your lunch?"
Zhou Zhaoji almost died laughing, Gu Tai took a look at Ji Xiaocai and said, "No. Xiaocai has gone out to run some errands."
Fang Xing seemed very interested in Ji Xiaocai, and asked, "Then what is this pheasant?"
Zhou Zhaoji said, "This is raised by my brother as a pet."
Gu Tailai didn't say a word, Fang Xing's eyes flickered, and he was quite playful. Fortunately, he still remembered that the matter was important, so he didn't ask any more questions, but cupped his fists and said, "Brother Gu, I mentioned that matter to you before, and I have to beg you again." Now, Fang is really desperate this time, if Brother Gu refuses to help, Brother Gu will go to hell in the future!"
As he said that, the Zhangba man almost burst into tears.
Zhou Zhaoji and Gu Tailai exchanged glances and said, "It's the unprovoked theft from Master Lin's house, right?"
Fang Xing asked, "What's the name of this priest?"
Zhou Zhaoji smiled and said: "You can call me Brother Zhou, I am not an outsider." He looked familiar.
Fang Xing might be really impatient, but he really didn't care and said: "This matter will really trouble you two. According to my investigation yesterday, the robbery of Mr. Lin's house is probably not man-made, but a monster!"
Gu Tailai and Zhou Zhaoji looked at each other, and Gu Tailai said, "Let's talk as we walk." He stood up, put Ji Xiaocai in his arms, and opened the door to go out.
Zhou Zhaoji called from behind: "Brother, I haven't eaten breakfast yet!"
Fang Xing thought it would take a lot of work, but seeing Gu Tailai's straightforward answer, he hurriedly said, "I'll invite a few of you to drink porridge at the Zuiyue Tower. It's still early, so there's no rush."
The few people then had a sumptuous breakfast in Zuiyue Tower. In addition to the chrysanthemum siu mai that the proprietress of Tianshui Inn made steamed egg skins that day, there were many new things in Zuiyue Tower. There were dozens of porridge alone. Most of them use river fresh or mountain vegetables as the base of porridge, which is very good, not fishy or greasy, and it tastes very refreshing in the early morning. The dried tofu is crispy and fresh, it melts in the mouth, making Ji Xiaocai unable to stop eating.
Fang Xing looked at it very interestingly and said, "Brother Gu, where did you get this little pheasant? It's very interesting. I'll get one to raise tomorrow too?"
Zhou Zhaoji slurred his words with a smile beside him, "My senior brother caught this from the mountains. It's one in a million. It's not that easy to find."
Fang Xing touched the back of his head, smiled boldly and said, "After waiting for this matter, I will go to the mountains to try my luck someday!"
Gu Tailai said lightly: "It's not easy to raise, it often causes trouble."
Ji Xiaocai was eating very vigorously, but when she heard Gu Tailai's words, she immediately stopped and looked at Gu Tailai blankly, worried that Gu Tailai would get angry again thinking about what happened yesterday.He buried his head in the sea bowl just now, and now he will raise his head, with a dried bean poked on his beak, looking terribly dazed, Zhou Zhaoji couldn't help but burst out laughing, and Gu Tai also smiled when he saw it.
Ji Xiaocai still didn't understand, but when she saw Gu Tailai smiling, she felt relieved, and buried her head in the bowl again, her tail feathers were raised high, and she didn't notice Gu Tailai's slightly changed expression.
After they finished their meal, they went to Lin's mansion.On the way to the punishment, he really explained the theft from the beginning to the end.
Sure enough, it basically coincided with the time Liu Yifeng described, that is, before March, but after the Dragon Boat Festival, Mr. Lin got that treasure by chance.
Even though he had obtained information from other places, Gu Tailai still asked, "How did Lord Lin get this treasure?"
Fang Xing said: "Actually, it's a bit strange. On the eighth day of the fifth lunar month, a man with a foreign accent asked to see Mr. Lin, saying that his family was in poverty, and he had no choice but to offer an ancestral treasure. Find an errand."
Zhou Zhaoji asked: "You Master Lin just accepted it like this? Are you not afraid that it is stolen goods?"
Fang Xing said: "Master Lin happened not to be in the mansion that day. It was the man who was met by Fu Bo, the housekeeper. He treated him to a good meal and told him to wait. Who knows that man had some kind of sudden illness. When the doctor came to see it, he only breathed out but not breathed in, and he died after a while, and he is still buried in the area behind the mountain."
Gu Tailai snorted coldly. According to the ghost messenger, although someone did present Lin Chongjin's treasure three months ago, he did not die, because it was not a person at all, but a clam monster killed by the Dragon Clan according to Liu Yifeng. .What is puzzling is this, as Liu Yifeng said, the clam monster was cooperating with people inside and outside, and stole "Pishui" to go out, how could it easily let go of it and offer it to Lin Chongjin?Could it be that Lin Chongjin was the one who hooked up with him? If that was the case, wouldn't the Dongting Dragon Clan not be able to find out? Or, the person who hooked up with him was someone who knew Lin Chongjin well?
Zhou Zhaoji smiled and said, "Lord Lin is lucky, such a good treasure can be picked up casually!"
Fang Xing heard the sarcasm in his words, and said: "Master Lin has hung up the list for two months to search for this person's identity and his relatives, but there has been no news, and as a last resort, he opened the first time two months later. box inspection."
Gu Qin said, "What kind of treasure is it?"
Fang Xing was a little embarrassed and said: "Actually, you, Brother Fang, I have never seen the real face of the treasure. I heard it is a..." He put his index finger and thumb together and compared, "It is probably such a big pearl, and I don't know where it came from. Yes, the brilliance is bright, with different colors and spots. It looks colorful under the sun, but under the moonlight it is a bright and transparent white color, which is cool and pleasant to the touch. Mr. Lin was injured in his left wrist when he was young, and he often suffered from pain. He is active now There are still some problems, but after taking that bead, all diseases are gone! Mrs. Lin has a pot of cold orchids. Because of the hot and humid climate, the flower roots were damaged and withered. She put the bead in the pot of mud overnight, and the next day New flowers bloom every day, and there are many wonderful things... Mr. Lin waited for a long time and no one claimed it, so he buried the foreigner generously, and thought that there is no treasure in the world that does not belong to the present day, so he made up his mind to keep the pearl. Present to the Son of Heaven."
Ji Xiaocai listened fascinated, thinking that this "dispelling water" is really miraculous, and then she couldn't help but think of Jin Xuanyue, if this magic bead has such a magical effect, wouldn't it be good for Mr. Jin's wounds?He used to hear from his knowledgeable and talented second sister that although the gods and beasts are much stronger than their monster race, they also have their own dead spots. For dragons, the dragon's tendons are the gate of life. It's like being skinned raw, it's very difficult to survive, even if you survive by chance, not only will you lose your mana, but your lifespan will also be surprisingly short.
Thinking about it, Ji Xiaocai couldn't help being startled, because Jin Xuanyue's attitude was too calm, he didn't expect that being pulled out of the dragon's tendon would be a fatal thing besides pain!
Gu Tailai asked: "Tell me how you lost the thing, and why do you suspect it was done by a demon?"
Just as they were talking, several people had come to a secluded alley, not far away was the Lin Mansion surrounded by walls, Fang Xing sighed and said: "Please look inside the Lin Mansion and you will know what is wrong with this matter."
The Lin Mansion is located in the north of Yueyang City, facing south. The wall surrounding the house is extremely high, almost four feet long.On the east side of the house is a river with a width of several feet. Looking across the river, you can vaguely see buildings with yellow walls and bright tiles.
Fang Xing said: "The Qibao Temple is on the other side. If you want to go there, you have to go back to Yueyang City, go out the south gate, and go there."
Zhou Zhaoji said: "I don't think the river is wide, so we can just cross the river directly?"
Fang Xing said: "The Xiaohe River leads to Dongting Lake and goes to the Yangtze River. Don't look at the size of the river. There are many undercurrents underneath. Those who know the way don't cross this river casually. There are not a few people who drown in it every summer because of the good water quality. "
Zhou Zhaoji said: "It's so unlucky, why did Mr. Lin build his house near here?"
Fang Xing said with a bold smile: "Which river has not drowned people, according to what you say, it can't live anywhere." Then he said to the two, "This way, please."
Gu Tailai stepped forward and walked in, stood for a while, looked at the appearance of the Lin family again, and finally his eyes fell on the head of the main entrance.
One of the characteristics of the houses in southern Hunan is the front door. The Lin family made a wooden door cover, and the carpenter skillfully carved various auspicious patterns on the wooden beams. It has been painted in color, and the word "Lin Fu" is inscribed in ink on the lower square horizontal plaque. It is new and shiny, as if it was written just now.
Ji Xiaocai squatted in Gu Tailai's arms and went to look at the door, but she didn't see anything famous after looking at it for a long time, she just thought it was pretty.
Seeing that Gu Tailai didn't keep up, Fang Xing turned back to look for him. Seeing him staring at the door cover, Fang Xing couldn't help smiling: "My brother Gu has good eyesight."
Gu Tailai asked, "Is this just renovated?"
Fang Xing nodded: "That's right, the project was completed ten days ago."
Ten days ago, it was the day when "Pishui" was stolen.
Gu Tailai frowned, looked down again, and said, "Go in."
Fang Xing had obviously greeted the Nursing House, and the three of them were not blocked from entering, but judging from the number of people in the Nursing House and their posture, it was obvious that the Lin Mansion was not lax in its usual vigilance.
While Fang Xing was leading the way, he explained to Gu Tailai and Zhou Zhaoji.All the houses in the Lin Mansion are left-right symmetrical as usual, the first entry is the front hall, the side rooms on both sides are mostly occupied by servants, the second entry is the main hall, the two sides are some guest rooms, and the last is the master's bedroom.
Walking along the way, you can see that the carvings on the surrounding wooden beams and columns seem to have just been painted, which is very dazzling in the sun. In addition, you can also find that many doors have just been replaced, exuding the smell of new paint.
Fang Xing said, "Master Lin just renovated the house to celebrate the old lady's birthday."
Zhou Zhaoji listened silently with his hands behind his back, as if deliberately curbing his lawlessness.
Fang Xing led the two of them all the way to the back hall, where a middle-aged man of medium build and strong physique was already waiting.
Fang Xing said: "Brother Ding, I'm sorry you have been waiting for a long time." Then he said, "This is the Taoist priest I mentioned to you, and the other is his junior brother Taoist priest Zhou."
That person clasped his fists at Gu and Zhou Zhou and said, "It's a pleasure to meet you, at Xiading Peak."
Ji Xiaocai recognized this person as the person Fang Xing talked to yesterday, probably the head manager of the Lin Family Nursing Home.He has a thick face, he looks like an honest man of martial arts background, and he doesn't believe in strange things, so the eyes of Gu Tailai and the others are always a little worried.
Ding Feng said: "Lord Fang, Master Lin has already explained before leaving the house that I will guide you all." Then he looked at Ji Xiaocai who poked his head out of Gu Tailai's arms, looking a bit embarrassed, and asked, "This... ...this one..."
Gu Tai said: "Don't worry about it." He didn't intend to continue explaining at all.
Zhou Zhaoji was more flexible and said, "This is the magic chicken raised by my senior brother. I always bring it with me when I go out."
Fang Xing also chimed in and said, "Brother Ding, it's okay, this little pheasant is so good, he won't shit or pee, right, Brother Gu?"
Ji Xiaocai was almost out of breath, held back for a while, and then "cuckoo" twice to express her protest.
Fang Xing was overjoyed, and reached out to touch his head and said, "Look, it's amazing, I just discovered that this chicken can understand human speech!"
Ding Feng didn't seem to agree, but he didn't ask any further, he said, "That's fine." He turned around and said, "You guys, please follow me."
He led a few people out of the back hall, and saw an inconspicuous small door at the corner of the study and hall on the northeast side, the door was only wide enough for one person to pass through, and it was locked.Ding Feng took out a key tied with a rope from his waist, unlocked it, opened the door, and let several people in.
Behind the door is an open space, which is oval in shape, not big, and completely muddy, unlike bricks in front, and an independent small house built behind the open space.Most of the houses in southern Shonan are high ceilings or two-story structures, this house is very short, only a little taller than Gu Tailai, but for ordinary people, it is not a big problem to go in standing, but it is taller than the side The high gables are particularly depressing.
Gu Tailai looked back, and saw a tall mountain behind the gable wall, which was the Mengshan Mountain in the north of Yueyang City, towering and straight, and the other side, according to the azimuth, should be the Xiaohe River that he had seen before.The room was surrounded by several confrontations, like a prisoner under heavy guard.
Fang Xing said, "This is the treasure house in Lord Lin's mansion."
Ding Feng took a few people to see the house, Gu Tailai counted it, and it was fifteen steps from the side door to the entrance of the treasure house.When we arrived at the entrance of the treasure house, we saw that the house did have the characteristics of a treasure house. Not only did it have no doors and windows, but the outer edge of the wood was wrapped with iron bars for fire prevention. There was a strange-shaped lock hanging on the door to secure the door.
Ding Feng said: "The key to this lock is only owned by Mr. Lin, so I won't invite you in."
Gu Tailai held up the lock to look at it, but saw that it was made into a pair of Qiqiao locks in the shape of Pisces. The two fish's mouths were connected to each other, and there was a keyhole on the left and right sides. It is obvious that unlocking requires skill, and An iron bar as thick as a child's arm is barred on the door. If you can't open the lock, you can't enter this room at all.
Fang Xing said a few words to Ding Feng, Ding Feng stepped back and stood, leaving Fang Xing and the others behind.
Fang Xing said: "Only Ding Feng and Wang He share the key to the side door outside, and the key to this treasure house is only owned by Master Lin, and they are carried with them day and night, all the way from the main door to here. The courtyard guards, Ding and Wang are on duty here, and they will come here to check every half an hour. You can also see how high the surrounding gables are. Behind is Mount Meng, and on the right is Xiaohe River. It is almost impossible to sneak in from the outside. impossible……"
Zhou Zhaoji asked: "That's why you suspect it was a monster. What if someone with high martial arts skills climbed the wall with a rope and entered?"
Fang Xing said: "Not only that, but it's actually a coincidence. Just now, Taoist Master Gu also asked about it. For the old lady's birthday, Master Lin has been renovating the house, laying new bricks everywhere, painting it, and more Coincidentally, on the night of the theft, it began to rain heavily from midnight, and it stopped shortly after midnight. If someone came in from the outside over the wall, it would definitely be stained with wet paint and leave traces, but There is no trace left here, and there are no traces of ropes hooked on the four walls of the horse's head.
Besides, there was something even more astonishing.
Ding Fengfeng happened to be on shift that night. When he came to check the house at midnight, there was no problem with the treasure house. When he left, he also remembered to lock the side door.Afterwards it rained heavily, new bricks were laid everywhere in the mansion, so it was fine, but the courtyard was muddy, once it rained, it would soon become muddy.At half an hour, when Ding Feng came to inspect the house, the side door was still locked, but when he opened it, he found a trail of footprints in the yard heading straight for the treasure house. He was shocked and walked around the footprints. He went to check, but found that the door of the treasure house was locked, and looked at the courtyard, and there was no trace of anyone hiding.
If it were someone else, this matter might be let go, but Ding Feng is a careful person.
Because he was really worried, he called out a brother named Feng Quan who happened to be passing by to invite Mr. Lin, and he still stayed in the courtyard.After Mr. Lin came, he saw that the lock was in good condition, but it was a false alarm, but when he opened the door, the orb had disappeared!So, not only did this thief come from nowhere, how did he get into the treasury, but he also disappeared without a sound. What do you mean it's not a monster? "
Mr. Jin quickly found him, bent down, and shouted under the bed: "Yi Feng has already left, come out."
Ji Xiaocai was a little scared. He never thought that Mr. Jin who saved him would meet Liu Yifeng, and he was not sure what he would do to himself who knew the truth. When he thought about it, he couldn't help thinking that Mr. Jin and Liu Yunfeng were similar Outline, now it seems that these two people may still be related by blood.
Mr. Jin sighed and said, "Come out, I won't harm you." After waiting, he stretched out his hand and came in.
Ji Xiaocai almost subconsciously pecked at that hand, thinking that the other party would be able to avoid it, but Mr. Jin didn't, the sharp beak pecked his fingers, and Ji Xiaocai saw blue blood flowing from his hand Come, with a faint aroma.
The blue one is dragon blood.
Ji Xiaocai was very surprised. From Mr. Jin's body, she couldn't feel the slightest bit of dragon aura.It is precisely because he gives the impression that he is a completely ordinary person, so Ji Xiaocai did not make any further assumptions about his appearance similar to Liu Yifeng...
While Ji Xiaocai was in a daze, Mr. Jin said, "Sorry." He grabbed him and dragged him out.
Ji Xiaocai was still struggling, but Mr. Jin held down her wings.
"Don't move, or the wound will open again!" He said, looking at the wound on Ji Xiaocai's body, and then put Ji Xiaocai on the table, "Look, I didn't mean to hurt you."
Ji Xiaocai was still very wary, she shrank to a corner of the table and looked at Mr. Jin suspiciously, not knowing what he was going to do.
Mr. Jin sighed and said, "I wanted to send you back, but now that you see it, I might as well tell you." He said, "That's right, Liu Yifeng is my younger brother. I saw the dragon on your back." He recognized it when he cast the blood curse."
Ji Xiaocai felt that this was the most unbelievable and reasonable thing in the world, so she asked nonchalantly, "Are you a dragon?"
Mr. Jin gave a wry smile and said, "It's not counted now." Seeing that Ji Xiaocai didn't understand, he turned around.
Ji Xiaocai watched as Mr. Jin took off his coat in front of his eyes, and then pulled up his inner coat, revealing his back.At first, she didn't understand the meaning of Mr. Jin's actions, but when she saw the hideous scar on his back and extending upwards from the waist, Ji Xiaocai completely understood.The shocking scar occupies the width of Mr. Jin's spine at the center of the left and right fingers. It is dark red, and the flesh next to it has been necrotic and protruding. Just looking at it makes people feel goosebumps all over. Ji Xiaocai subconsciously covered it with her wings. mouthed.
Mr. Jin put down his clothes and turned around: "You see, my dragon tendons have been constricted, so now I'm just an ordinary person." After thinking about it, he smiled self-deprecatingly, "Maybe, I'm worse than ordinary people. "
Ji Xiaocai imagined the pain and found it unbearable. She didn't understand what Mr. Jin had done to receive such a severe punishment. She couldn't help but ask, "Why...how did this happen?"
Mr. Jin just said indifferently: "It's the past, don't mention it."
Ji Xiaocai quickly stopped talking. It would be too impolite for others to ask questions about things that the person concerned didn't want to mention.
Mr. Jin put on his coat and fastened his belt, he laughed and said, "You are such a good boy, can you tell me what's your name?"
Ji Xiaocai said obediently: "Xiaosheng's name is Ji Xiaocai, Ji Xuanyuan's Ji, small in size, colorful in color."
Mr. Jin said: "Ji Xiaocai, good name, my real name is Jin Xuanyue."
Ji Xiaocai found it strange why Liu Yunfeng's surname was Liu, but his surname was Jin, but she didn't dare to ask.
Jin Xuanyue said: "I'm free now, how about sending you back? But I have a condition to mention up front."
Ji Xiaocai finally relaxed, but now she became nervous again. Looking at Mr. Jin, she asked, "Wh...what's the condition? I won't do anything that hurts people."
Jin Xuanyue couldn't help laughing, and said, "You're such a nice little monster!" As she said, she reached out to touch Ji Xiaocai's head, but when she stretched her hand halfway, she saw Ji Xiaocai shrank back, but she also stopped .
"It should be said that I would like to ask you for a favor." Jin Xuanyue said, retracting her hands and straightening her sleeves, and said, "When you go back, can you stop mentioning that you met Yifeng and me? Just treat me as an innocent It’s just an ordinary person who saved you.”
Ji Xiaocai asked, "Why?"
Jin Xuanyue thought for a while and said, "Just thank me for saving your love. I don't know what Yifeng used you to blackmail your companion, but he had no choice. In short, within a few days, I will find a way to deal with it." This matter." He said, seemingly lost in thought, then stood up and said, "Let's go, I'll take you back."
Ji Xiaocai was carried in Hui Xuanyue's arms and went out. Along the way, she saw many guards and soldiers of the Lin family coming and going. Judging by the strictness of the defense, it was hard to imagine that the Lin family would also be stolen. Unless the other party is a demon.
Mr. Jin had obviously lived in the Lin Mansion for some time, and people greeted him when he went in and out.Not long after he walked with Ji Xiaocai in his arms, he arrived at the lively market, turned another street, and saw a whole string of lanterns hanging from the entrance of Tianshui Inn from a distance.
It was already dusk at this time, Tianshui Inn is located in a quiet place, few people come to live on the street in front of it, Ji Xiaocai glanced over and saw a man standing at the entrance of the inn, looking down at something, his tall and straight figure recognized Gu Tai at a glance Come.I don’t know if it’s related to the rest of my life after the catastrophe, but I felt my eyes were sore all of a sudden, tears were about to fall, I struggled to jump down from Jin Xuanyue’s arms, and ran towards Gu Tailai desperately, saying goodbye Forgot to say.
He flapped his wings and ran fast, ignoring 21 all the way and shouting: "Dao long, dao long!"
As soon as he shouted, Gu Tailai suddenly turned his head. At the same time, among the shadows on the ground in front of him, there seemed to be several black shadows running in all directions, and a black shadow passed by Ji Xiaocai Not far away, there was a chilly aura, like a ghost.
Ji Xiaocai ran a few steps and stopped, remembering Gu Tailai's estranged attitude towards him in the morning, and thinking about how she seemed to have gotten into trouble again today, she was hesitant to go over for a moment.
Gu Tailai didn't speak, but looked at him from head to toe, neither approaching nor walking away, Ji Xiaoshan thought, it's over, Gu Tailai must be angry!
After hesitating again and again, he said cautiously, "Master Daoist, I'm back."
Gu Tailai still ignored him, looking at Ji Xiaocai as if he wanted to eat him, Ji Xiaocai cowardly wanted to bury her head in her wings so that she wouldn't have to see Gu Tailai get angry.After thinking about it, I still felt that I should be a little masculine, otherwise I would be looked down upon by Gu Tai even more, so I forced myself to raise my head and look directly at Gu Tailai, and boldly said: "I am back, Taoist priest."
As soon as he said that, Zhou Zhaoji came out of the inn with a burden on his back, and said to Gu Tai, "Brother, let's forget about it, but I'm afraid we have to move to another place." Seeing Ji Xiaocai, he exclaimed, "Xiaocai Chicken!" Almost tearfully wanting to hug Ji Xiaocai, half of her hand was stretched out, but she retracted angrily when she thought of something.
Ji Xiaocai looked at the two suspiciously, only to realize that Gu Tailai was also carrying a burden, and asked, "Are we leaving here?"
Gu Tailai snorted coldly, strode forward without even looking at him.
Ji Xiaocai was even more at a loss, and asked anxiously: "Daozhang Zhou, what happened to Daozhang? Did he not want me? I didn't leave the inn on purpose, someone wanted to catch me..." He flapped his wings anxiously and stumbled to Follow Gu Tailai.
Zhou Zhaoji shouted to the front: "Senior brother, I'll bring you a small chicken."
Gu Tailai didn't turn his head back: "It's up to you."
Zhou Zhaoji then bent down to pick up Ji Xiaocai, let him squat on his shoulder and said, "Let's stay in another hotel."
Seeing Ji Xiaocai's puzzled expression, Zhou Zhaoji looked in front of him and whispered, "Brother almost killed someone just now, but luckily I was here." He said with a sly smile, and added, "We didn't see you when we came back, In the evening, the menu at the inn happened to have a stir-fried pheasant with chili..."
Ji Xiaocai's face turned red all of a sudden, and she muttered: "Dao... the Taoist priest thought..."
Zhou Zhaoji said, "I told you earlier that you are brother's precious little pheasant. Didn't you see what brother looked like just now, it's even scarier than evil spirits!"
Ji Xiaocai murmured: "But...but..."
Zhou Zhaoji suddenly remembered something and said, "Hey, by the way, how can you talk? And where did the wounds on your body come from?"
Ji Xiaocai said: "I don't know how to be able to talk. After you left during the day, a bastard broke into the room to arrest me. I was injured when I ran away. Someone rescued me. He was the one who sent me back just now. "
Zhou Zhaoji said: "Unfortunately, it seems that it is time to change the inn. Brother was worried that taking you out would be dangerous, so he left you in the inn. I can't think of it... Finally, you are lucky. Who saved you?"
Ji Xiaocai was about to answer when she suddenly remembered what Jin Xuanyue said, so she vaguely said: "He is a kind passerby."
Zhou Zhaoji's eyes lit up and said, "With such a kind heart, she must be a beautiful woman! Next time I meet you on the road, you can point it out to me, maybe it's fate!"
How could Ji Xiaocai listen to this, she only thought about Gu Tailai, the more she thought about it, the more excited she became, she jumped off Zhou Zhaoji's shoulder and said, "I'm going to chase after the Taoist priest." She ran to the front desperately, caught up with Gu Tailai, rushed He raised his head and shouted, "Dao... Daoist, I'm sorry to make you worry, I didn't mean it."
Gu Tailai didn't stop, walking fast like venting.Ji Xiaocai staggered to catch up, and kept walking on Gu Tailai's heels.After walking for a while, Gu Tailai stopped suddenly, and Ji Xiaocai bumped into it without paying attention, and sat down on the ground, dizzy, and said: "Daoist, no...don't be angry."
Gu Tailai squatted down, stretched out his hand, and said viciously, "Come up."
Ji Xiaocai quickly followed his arm, jumped into Gu Tailai's arms, squatted down, and felt a lot more at ease.
"Master?"
"Um?"
"Are you not angry anymore?"
Gu Tailai said, "Whoever said that, I wish I could eat you." As he spoke, he gritted his teeth.
Ji Xiaocai felt relieved and said, "You won't eat me, Daoist!" I don't know if it was because she felt too relieved, but she suddenly felt sleepy again, yawned, and found a comfortable position for herself. Resting his head on Gu Tailai's chest, he fell asleep listening to his heartbeat.
Gu Tailai let out a long breath, and couldn't help but lighten his steps.
What is surprising is the speed with which Fang Xing, who is a yamen tolerance, danced all night. Early the next morning, when Ji Xiaocai was still asleep in the new inn room, she heard an angry voice downstairs. Shouting: "Brother Gu, Brother Ji, good morning, big brother, I'm here again!"
Gu Tailai got up at some point, and when he opened the door, he saw Fang Xing standing at the door, with a flattering smile on his face, he said, "It's really impossible not to trouble you this time."
Gu Tailai refused Fang Xing's request for help the day before yesterday, but this time he let him in, Ji Xiaocai thought in a daze, maybe Gu Tailai found something yesterday, proving that what they were looking for was not the same as Fang Xing's. What you're looking for is relevant.
Because Gu Tailai smashed a lot of things and injured people at the Tianshui Inn last night, and they paid out a lot of money they brought with them. They were short on money, so the three of them had to live in the same room last night. Zhou Zhaoji is still in bed Sleeping in a mess, with infinite happiness, Fang Xing came in with such a loud voice that he didn't wake him up, Gu Tailai said lightly: "Zhou Zhaoji, get up."
Like thunder piercing his ears, Zhou Zhaoji opened his eyes and got up with a bitter face.Ji Xiaocai also got up quickly, and squatted in the nest that Gu Tailai built for him, waiting to see the follow-up.
Fang Xing looked around and asked, "Huh? Where's Brother Ji?"
Ji Xiaocai almost agreed, but fortunately she remembered and changed her words temporarily, and yelled "cuckoo" twice.It's a pity that after being able to speak the human language, it's not good to learn how to crow like a pheasant.Fang Xing looked at the brightly colored Ji Xiaocai in surprise and asked, "Brother Gu, what's your lunch?"
Zhou Zhaoji almost died laughing, Gu Tai took a look at Ji Xiaocai and said, "No. Xiaocai has gone out to run some errands."
Fang Xing seemed very interested in Ji Xiaocai, and asked, "Then what is this pheasant?"
Zhou Zhaoji said, "This is raised by my brother as a pet."
Gu Tailai didn't say a word, Fang Xing's eyes flickered, and he was quite playful. Fortunately, he still remembered that the matter was important, so he didn't ask any more questions, but cupped his fists and said, "Brother Gu, I mentioned that matter to you before, and I have to beg you again." Now, Fang is really desperate this time, if Brother Gu refuses to help, Brother Gu will go to hell in the future!"
As he said that, the Zhangba man almost burst into tears.
Zhou Zhaoji and Gu Tailai exchanged glances and said, "It's the unprovoked theft from Master Lin's house, right?"
Fang Xing asked, "What's the name of this priest?"
Zhou Zhaoji smiled and said: "You can call me Brother Zhou, I am not an outsider." He looked familiar.
Fang Xing might be really impatient, but he really didn't care and said: "This matter will really trouble you two. According to my investigation yesterday, the robbery of Mr. Lin's house is probably not man-made, but a monster!"
Gu Tailai and Zhou Zhaoji looked at each other, and Gu Tailai said, "Let's talk as we walk." He stood up, put Ji Xiaocai in his arms, and opened the door to go out.
Zhou Zhaoji called from behind: "Brother, I haven't eaten breakfast yet!"
Fang Xing thought it would take a lot of work, but seeing Gu Tailai's straightforward answer, he hurriedly said, "I'll invite a few of you to drink porridge at the Zuiyue Tower. It's still early, so there's no rush."
The few people then had a sumptuous breakfast in Zuiyue Tower. In addition to the chrysanthemum siu mai that the proprietress of Tianshui Inn made steamed egg skins that day, there were many new things in Zuiyue Tower. There were dozens of porridge alone. Most of them use river fresh or mountain vegetables as the base of porridge, which is very good, not fishy or greasy, and it tastes very refreshing in the early morning. The dried tofu is crispy and fresh, it melts in the mouth, making Ji Xiaocai unable to stop eating.
Fang Xing looked at it very interestingly and said, "Brother Gu, where did you get this little pheasant? It's very interesting. I'll get one to raise tomorrow too?"
Zhou Zhaoji slurred his words with a smile beside him, "My senior brother caught this from the mountains. It's one in a million. It's not that easy to find."
Fang Xing touched the back of his head, smiled boldly and said, "After waiting for this matter, I will go to the mountains to try my luck someday!"
Gu Tailai said lightly: "It's not easy to raise, it often causes trouble."
Ji Xiaocai was eating very vigorously, but when she heard Gu Tailai's words, she immediately stopped and looked at Gu Tailai blankly, worried that Gu Tailai would get angry again thinking about what happened yesterday.He buried his head in the sea bowl just now, and now he will raise his head, with a dried bean poked on his beak, looking terribly dazed, Zhou Zhaoji couldn't help but burst out laughing, and Gu Tai also smiled when he saw it.
Ji Xiaocai still didn't understand, but when she saw Gu Tailai smiling, she felt relieved, and buried her head in the bowl again, her tail feathers were raised high, and she didn't notice Gu Tailai's slightly changed expression.
After they finished their meal, they went to Lin's mansion.On the way to the punishment, he really explained the theft from the beginning to the end.
Sure enough, it basically coincided with the time Liu Yifeng described, that is, before March, but after the Dragon Boat Festival, Mr. Lin got that treasure by chance.
Even though he had obtained information from other places, Gu Tailai still asked, "How did Lord Lin get this treasure?"
Fang Xing said: "Actually, it's a bit strange. On the eighth day of the fifth lunar month, a man with a foreign accent asked to see Mr. Lin, saying that his family was in poverty, and he had no choice but to offer an ancestral treasure. Find an errand."
Zhou Zhaoji asked: "You Master Lin just accepted it like this? Are you not afraid that it is stolen goods?"
Fang Xing said: "Master Lin happened not to be in the mansion that day. It was the man who was met by Fu Bo, the housekeeper. He treated him to a good meal and told him to wait. Who knows that man had some kind of sudden illness. When the doctor came to see it, he only breathed out but not breathed in, and he died after a while, and he is still buried in the area behind the mountain."
Gu Tailai snorted coldly. According to the ghost messenger, although someone did present Lin Chongjin's treasure three months ago, he did not die, because it was not a person at all, but a clam monster killed by the Dragon Clan according to Liu Yifeng. .What is puzzling is this, as Liu Yifeng said, the clam monster was cooperating with people inside and outside, and stole "Pishui" to go out, how could it easily let go of it and offer it to Lin Chongjin?Could it be that Lin Chongjin was the one who hooked up with him? If that was the case, wouldn't the Dongting Dragon Clan not be able to find out? Or, the person who hooked up with him was someone who knew Lin Chongjin well?
Zhou Zhaoji smiled and said, "Lord Lin is lucky, such a good treasure can be picked up casually!"
Fang Xing heard the sarcasm in his words, and said: "Master Lin has hung up the list for two months to search for this person's identity and his relatives, but there has been no news, and as a last resort, he opened the first time two months later. box inspection."
Gu Qin said, "What kind of treasure is it?"
Fang Xing was a little embarrassed and said: "Actually, you, Brother Fang, I have never seen the real face of the treasure. I heard it is a..." He put his index finger and thumb together and compared, "It is probably such a big pearl, and I don't know where it came from. Yes, the brilliance is bright, with different colors and spots. It looks colorful under the sun, but under the moonlight it is a bright and transparent white color, which is cool and pleasant to the touch. Mr. Lin was injured in his left wrist when he was young, and he often suffered from pain. He is active now There are still some problems, but after taking that bead, all diseases are gone! Mrs. Lin has a pot of cold orchids. Because of the hot and humid climate, the flower roots were damaged and withered. She put the bead in the pot of mud overnight, and the next day New flowers bloom every day, and there are many wonderful things... Mr. Lin waited for a long time and no one claimed it, so he buried the foreigner generously, and thought that there is no treasure in the world that does not belong to the present day, so he made up his mind to keep the pearl. Present to the Son of Heaven."
Ji Xiaocai listened fascinated, thinking that this "dispelling water" is really miraculous, and then she couldn't help but think of Jin Xuanyue, if this magic bead has such a magical effect, wouldn't it be good for Mr. Jin's wounds?He used to hear from his knowledgeable and talented second sister that although the gods and beasts are much stronger than their monster race, they also have their own dead spots. For dragons, the dragon's tendons are the gate of life. It's like being skinned raw, it's very difficult to survive, even if you survive by chance, not only will you lose your mana, but your lifespan will also be surprisingly short.
Thinking about it, Ji Xiaocai couldn't help being startled, because Jin Xuanyue's attitude was too calm, he didn't expect that being pulled out of the dragon's tendon would be a fatal thing besides pain!
Gu Tailai asked: "Tell me how you lost the thing, and why do you suspect it was done by a demon?"
Just as they were talking, several people had come to a secluded alley, not far away was the Lin Mansion surrounded by walls, Fang Xing sighed and said: "Please look inside the Lin Mansion and you will know what is wrong with this matter."
The Lin Mansion is located in the north of Yueyang City, facing south. The wall surrounding the house is extremely high, almost four feet long.On the east side of the house is a river with a width of several feet. Looking across the river, you can vaguely see buildings with yellow walls and bright tiles.
Fang Xing said: "The Qibao Temple is on the other side. If you want to go there, you have to go back to Yueyang City, go out the south gate, and go there."
Zhou Zhaoji said: "I don't think the river is wide, so we can just cross the river directly?"
Fang Xing said: "The Xiaohe River leads to Dongting Lake and goes to the Yangtze River. Don't look at the size of the river. There are many undercurrents underneath. Those who know the way don't cross this river casually. There are not a few people who drown in it every summer because of the good water quality. "
Zhou Zhaoji said: "It's so unlucky, why did Mr. Lin build his house near here?"
Fang Xing said with a bold smile: "Which river has not drowned people, according to what you say, it can't live anywhere." Then he said to the two, "This way, please."
Gu Tailai stepped forward and walked in, stood for a while, looked at the appearance of the Lin family again, and finally his eyes fell on the head of the main entrance.
One of the characteristics of the houses in southern Hunan is the front door. The Lin family made a wooden door cover, and the carpenter skillfully carved various auspicious patterns on the wooden beams. It has been painted in color, and the word "Lin Fu" is inscribed in ink on the lower square horizontal plaque. It is new and shiny, as if it was written just now.
Ji Xiaocai squatted in Gu Tailai's arms and went to look at the door, but she didn't see anything famous after looking at it for a long time, she just thought it was pretty.
Seeing that Gu Tailai didn't keep up, Fang Xing turned back to look for him. Seeing him staring at the door cover, Fang Xing couldn't help smiling: "My brother Gu has good eyesight."
Gu Tailai asked, "Is this just renovated?"
Fang Xing nodded: "That's right, the project was completed ten days ago."
Ten days ago, it was the day when "Pishui" was stolen.
Gu Tailai frowned, looked down again, and said, "Go in."
Fang Xing had obviously greeted the Nursing House, and the three of them were not blocked from entering, but judging from the number of people in the Nursing House and their posture, it was obvious that the Lin Mansion was not lax in its usual vigilance.
While Fang Xing was leading the way, he explained to Gu Tailai and Zhou Zhaoji.All the houses in the Lin Mansion are left-right symmetrical as usual, the first entry is the front hall, the side rooms on both sides are mostly occupied by servants, the second entry is the main hall, the two sides are some guest rooms, and the last is the master's bedroom.
Walking along the way, you can see that the carvings on the surrounding wooden beams and columns seem to have just been painted, which is very dazzling in the sun. In addition, you can also find that many doors have just been replaced, exuding the smell of new paint.
Fang Xing said, "Master Lin just renovated the house to celebrate the old lady's birthday."
Zhou Zhaoji listened silently with his hands behind his back, as if deliberately curbing his lawlessness.
Fang Xing led the two of them all the way to the back hall, where a middle-aged man of medium build and strong physique was already waiting.
Fang Xing said: "Brother Ding, I'm sorry you have been waiting for a long time." Then he said, "This is the Taoist priest I mentioned to you, and the other is his junior brother Taoist priest Zhou."
That person clasped his fists at Gu and Zhou Zhou and said, "It's a pleasure to meet you, at Xiading Peak."
Ji Xiaocai recognized this person as the person Fang Xing talked to yesterday, probably the head manager of the Lin Family Nursing Home.He has a thick face, he looks like an honest man of martial arts background, and he doesn't believe in strange things, so the eyes of Gu Tailai and the others are always a little worried.
Ding Feng said: "Lord Fang, Master Lin has already explained before leaving the house that I will guide you all." Then he looked at Ji Xiaocai who poked his head out of Gu Tailai's arms, looking a bit embarrassed, and asked, "This... ...this one..."
Gu Tai said: "Don't worry about it." He didn't intend to continue explaining at all.
Zhou Zhaoji was more flexible and said, "This is the magic chicken raised by my senior brother. I always bring it with me when I go out."
Fang Xing also chimed in and said, "Brother Ding, it's okay, this little pheasant is so good, he won't shit or pee, right, Brother Gu?"
Ji Xiaocai was almost out of breath, held back for a while, and then "cuckoo" twice to express her protest.
Fang Xing was overjoyed, and reached out to touch his head and said, "Look, it's amazing, I just discovered that this chicken can understand human speech!"
Ding Feng didn't seem to agree, but he didn't ask any further, he said, "That's fine." He turned around and said, "You guys, please follow me."
He led a few people out of the back hall, and saw an inconspicuous small door at the corner of the study and hall on the northeast side, the door was only wide enough for one person to pass through, and it was locked.Ding Feng took out a key tied with a rope from his waist, unlocked it, opened the door, and let several people in.
Behind the door is an open space, which is oval in shape, not big, and completely muddy, unlike bricks in front, and an independent small house built behind the open space.Most of the houses in southern Shonan are high ceilings or two-story structures, this house is very short, only a little taller than Gu Tailai, but for ordinary people, it is not a big problem to go in standing, but it is taller than the side The high gables are particularly depressing.
Gu Tailai looked back, and saw a tall mountain behind the gable wall, which was the Mengshan Mountain in the north of Yueyang City, towering and straight, and the other side, according to the azimuth, should be the Xiaohe River that he had seen before.The room was surrounded by several confrontations, like a prisoner under heavy guard.
Fang Xing said, "This is the treasure house in Lord Lin's mansion."
Ding Feng took a few people to see the house, Gu Tailai counted it, and it was fifteen steps from the side door to the entrance of the treasure house.When we arrived at the entrance of the treasure house, we saw that the house did have the characteristics of a treasure house. Not only did it have no doors and windows, but the outer edge of the wood was wrapped with iron bars for fire prevention. There was a strange-shaped lock hanging on the door to secure the door.
Ding Feng said: "The key to this lock is only owned by Mr. Lin, so I won't invite you in."
Gu Tailai held up the lock to look at it, but saw that it was made into a pair of Qiqiao locks in the shape of Pisces. The two fish's mouths were connected to each other, and there was a keyhole on the left and right sides. It is obvious that unlocking requires skill, and An iron bar as thick as a child's arm is barred on the door. If you can't open the lock, you can't enter this room at all.
Fang Xing said a few words to Ding Feng, Ding Feng stepped back and stood, leaving Fang Xing and the others behind.
Fang Xing said: "Only Ding Feng and Wang He share the key to the side door outside, and the key to this treasure house is only owned by Master Lin, and they are carried with them day and night, all the way from the main door to here. The courtyard guards, Ding and Wang are on duty here, and they will come here to check every half an hour. You can also see how high the surrounding gables are. Behind is Mount Meng, and on the right is Xiaohe River. It is almost impossible to sneak in from the outside. impossible……"
Zhou Zhaoji asked: "That's why you suspect it was a monster. What if someone with high martial arts skills climbed the wall with a rope and entered?"
Fang Xing said: "Not only that, but it's actually a coincidence. Just now, Taoist Master Gu also asked about it. For the old lady's birthday, Master Lin has been renovating the house, laying new bricks everywhere, painting it, and more Coincidentally, on the night of the theft, it began to rain heavily from midnight, and it stopped shortly after midnight. If someone came in from the outside over the wall, it would definitely be stained with wet paint and leave traces, but There is no trace left here, and there are no traces of ropes hooked on the four walls of the horse's head.
Besides, there was something even more astonishing.
Ding Fengfeng happened to be on shift that night. When he came to check the house at midnight, there was no problem with the treasure house. When he left, he also remembered to lock the side door.Afterwards it rained heavily, new bricks were laid everywhere in the mansion, so it was fine, but the courtyard was muddy, once it rained, it would soon become muddy.At half an hour, when Ding Feng came to inspect the house, the side door was still locked, but when he opened it, he found a trail of footprints in the yard heading straight for the treasure house. He was shocked and walked around the footprints. He went to check, but found that the door of the treasure house was locked, and looked at the courtyard, and there was no trace of anyone hiding.
If it were someone else, this matter might be let go, but Ding Feng is a careful person.
Because he was really worried, he called out a brother named Feng Quan who happened to be passing by to invite Mr. Lin, and he still stayed in the courtyard.After Mr. Lin came, he saw that the lock was in good condition, but it was a false alarm, but when he opened the door, the orb had disappeared!So, not only did this thief come from nowhere, how did he get into the treasury, but he also disappeared without a sound. What do you mean it's not a monster? "
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The mother who traveled through thousands of miles
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I made up the Global Immortal Cultivation Era
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